APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the October 9, 1998, meeting were approved with the
following corrections:

The dental school will be associated with UNLV.

Division Chairs will be disbanded at the end of the current semester.

DR. JANE NICHOLS:

Dr. Nichols made comments on aspects of the planning process for the four-year degree programs.
She noted the role of the Board of Regents as the governing body in approving baccalaureate
degrees but emphasized that program content is a faculty and institutional responsibility. She further
noted:

The critical role of 2+2 programs in the future of higher education in Nevada.

Access for graduating Nevada high school students to higher education programs is the lowest in
the nation. Obviously this problem has to be addressed with programs like the GBC
baccalaureate initiative.

The changes being planned at GBC are given substance and urgency by the changing
demographics of our student population. [Dr. Nichols] pointed to the increase in the number of our
full-time students.

GBC's mission statement must be changed to reflect the added responsibilities of the future four-year programs.

Dr. Nichols introduced her proposed Teaching Excellence Initiative to be made part of the Board
of Regents Handbook. The initiative suggests multiple means of evaluation of instructors
including required formal comment by students. (Proposal directed to the Evaluations Committee
for study.)

DR. RONALD REMINGTON:

The NWASC recommends two or more methods of assessing teacher effectiveness, and that the data
be available to supervisors. Dr. Remington noted we have an evaluation process very close to the
recommended ideal and only some fine tuning is required. He added with reference to student
evaluations of teacher performance that GBC administrative personnel are all former teachers aware
of the difficulties with student evaluations.

A state hiring freeze is currently in effect. Individual Presidents can override the freeze if a
substantive, immediate need is brought forth.

The Regents' awarded UNLV and CCSN $3 million if they were able to increase production to meet
the needs for educators in Nevada. Several proposals were suggested by UNLV none of which have
yet been approved by the BoR as stated in the newspaper. If similar proposals come forward for our
region, we will be immediately notified.

VICE PRESIDENT BETTY ELLIOTT:

An apology was issued to the Senate for misinterpreting the organization of Division Chairs within
Faculty Senate. Due to the disbandment of the Division Chairs at the end of the semester, an outline
was suggested for the restructuring into departments. Approximately $8,000 is allocated for Division
Chairs release time; this allotment divided among 10 departmental chairs comes to $1,350 each.

The proposed evaluation process from the BoR will mostly affect other institutions within the system.
A report submitted by VP Elliott was very confident in its reporting of faculty evaluations which
included student feedback. The Evaluations Committee will be responsible for the process of
feedback from students. Administration will carry out evaluations on performance of faculty service.

SENATE CHAIR REPORT: Chair Jack Smith reported the following:

Organization of the Non-teaching Faculty - A meeting was held of non-teaching faculty with
articulation of grievances and frustrations encountered. Currently there is no organizational way for
them to approach administration or the Regents without being a part of Senate. Dialogue will
continue as an appropriate structure is found.

Compensation and Benefits - Statewide, this will be a Faculty Senate Chairs subcommittee. A
meeting with Price- Waterhouse on November 18 has been set. Chair Smith will invite the GBC
Compensation and Benefits Chair to be in attendance. It is essential that the committee realize that
they are representing non-teaching faculty as well as instructors.

Elementary Education Curriculum - Chair Jack Smith referred to the attachment outlining the general
program for the first four-year degree. It was made clear that this is not a final copy; that revisions
and adjustments are necessary and will continue as the process evolves especially once the
education faculty are in place. Senate is asked for its general approval of the direction which the
program is taking. A motion was made that the Faculty approves and supports the continuing
development of the elementary education program. The motion was unanimously approved.

Mission Statement - A motion was made and unanimously approved to accept the mission statement
with the following specific changes:

Paragraph 2; sentence 4: Great Basin College is committed to providing educational
opportunities and access, using the newest distance technologies whenever possible.

Paragraph 3; sentence 4: In addition and continuing in the tradition of serving the citizens
and the communities at large, GBC offers selected baccalaureate degree programs that
meet special needs and that enrich the higher education offerings in northeastern Nevada.

Compensation and Benefits - Verbal Report; approved. The first system committee meeting was held
on October 23. Any concerns regarding benefits should be submitted in writing to any of the
committee members using specific language.

Facilities Committee - Verbal Report; approved.

Architectural drawings from Lombard-Conrad were shown depicting the design for the clock tower
and the amphitheatre. The clock tower stands 50 feet high with four clock faces. It will chime and
is serviceable through a trap door underneath the center of the tower. The amphitheatre was
difficult to see on the drawing; a 3-dimensional model will be available for the campus-wide
meeting. Plans for lighting and sound are currently under consideration. The landscaping for the
Child and Family Center is not included in this grant. The Phone-A-Thon for the endowment has
raised approximately $40,000.

The funding for the shared complex between the Elko High School and GBC is number three for
consideration by the legislature. The building is designed as a package and will house 3
computer classrooms, 7 generic classrooms, 2 biology labs, a distance education room, 18
offices, and a center computer lab area housing 100 stations. Conduit is currently being laid to
run fiber optic lines between the college and the high school.

Personnel Committee - Verbal Report; approved. Applications for sabbatical are due November 13.

Student Relations Committee - Written Report; approved. Faculty will be asked to be involved in
more off-campus recruiting initiatives which include finding funds for more scholarships and early
bird registration on December 2.

Budget - None

Curriculum and Articulation - Written Report; approved. GEOL 160: The Parade of Life was approved
by the committee.

Faculty and Administration Evaluations - Verbal; approved. Eight responses have been received
regarding the evaluation process and the hiring of volunteers from AARP to assist in their completion.
Additional responses are welcome until November 10. Full-time faculty will be evaluated by VP Elliott
with Assistant VP Holt conducting the part-time faculty evaluations.

Scholarships and Awards - Verbal; approved. The committee met and re-awarded scholarships. The
committee will be reconsidering the structure of Star Night.

Distance Learning - None

OLD BUSINESS: No old business was brought forward.

NEW BUSINESS:

Outstanding Faculty Students and Staff - Marsha Holford was nominated for Outstanding Classified
Staff for her past work with the Humanities Division.

The Diesel Program has received $10,000 contribution from Caterpillar which will be used for
scholarships and equipment.

The Nursing Program has received the Dorothy Gallagher Legacy Award in the amount of $30,000 to
be used for scholarships.